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An original podcast featuring conversation and stories between one of our cultures most under-utilized natural resources...our elders, and our culture's juniors, those in search of their own chairs, young folks whose own stories are just beginning. Created by Limelight, LLC. in collaboration with Generations United & The Intergenerational Ypsilanti Senior Center Project. This podcast was supported in part by Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
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Welcome to The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, a dedicated platform where we explore the unique needs and concerns of solo aging with a focus on empowerment, connection, and proactive planning. As a trusted healthcare advocate and national expert in solo aging, I am thrilled to launch this podcast to provide valuable insights, practical advice, and supportive resources for solo agers navigating the complexities and opportunities of aging independently. The Navigating Solo™ Podcast aims to: - Highl ...
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Men, Connection, and the Art of Solo Aging: A Candid Conversation with Dr. Jackson Rainer
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In this engaging 47 minute episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt welcomes Dr. Jackson Rainer, a board-certified clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in psychotherapy and a background as an emeritus professor and former Dean in the university system of Georgia. Dr. Rainer shares his personal and professional…
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Navigating Life's Unexpected Falls: The Power of Advocacy and Support with Elizabeth A. Edwards
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In this 43-minute episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt speaks with Elizabeth A. Edwards, who shares her personal experience of navigating life after a traumatic fall, highlighting the importance of community support and the challenges she faced living alone. From navigating the healthcare system to rallying her "root sister…
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Bringing Solo Aging Stories to the Stage: The Heart of “Solo Acts” with the Creative Team at Limelight LLC
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In this 40-minute episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt speaks with members of Limelight LLC's Creative Team about their innovative theater production Solo Acts, which brings to life the stories of 18 solo agers from Southeast Michigan and Western New York. The performance offers a glimpse into the diverse experiences of thi…
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Thriving Solo: Navigating Life's Unexpected Journeys with Dr. Peggy Crawford
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In this 40-minute episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt speaks with Dr. Peggy Crawford, who shares her deeply personal journey into solo aging, which began not by choice but by circumstance. The transition started with her husband Denny’s illness, a period that altered their shared life and routines in profound ways. The los…
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Future-Proofing Solo Aging: Insights from a Caregiving Expert with Joy Loverde
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In this 40-minute episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt speaks with caregiving and solo aging expert Joy Loverde. Joy, a trailblazer in eldercare and author of The Complete Elder Care Planner and Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?, shares her decades-long journey into caregiving, which began with a formative experience a…
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Essential Insights on Solo Aging with Sara Zeff Geber
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In this insightful episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, host Ailene Gerhardt welcomes Sara Zeff Geber, the nation's leading expert on solo aging. Sara, an accomplished author, professional speaker, and certified retirement coach, shares her journey into the field of solo aging, inspired by a poignant conversation with a friend about future care…
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Your Path To Dynamic Solo Aging Starts Here!
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In the debut episode of The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, your host Ailene Gerhardt, MA, BCPA, CSA, shares the inspiration behind starting this podcast. This episode outlines the primary goals of the podcast: to provide support, practical advice, and a sense of community for individuals navigating life on their own. This podcast aims to be a companion …
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Welcome to The Navigating Solo™ Podcast, a dedicated platform where we explore the unique needs and concerns of solo aging with a focus on empowerment, connection, and proactive planning.By Navigating Solo Network™
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In the heartfelt conclusion of Homebound Season 2, we get in touch with self-care and love. How do we show up for ourselves and others? What does quality self-care look, and not look like? What are the impactful ways that we have shown, or been shown love in our lives? Listen up and listen in as our intergenerational community authentically share t…
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In our penultimate episode of Homebound Season 2, we tackle the topic of barriers. Barriers placed on us, and those we place on ourselves. In times of isolation, barriers become heightened, as does our attention to how we are able and unable to navigate them. Listen as our intergenerational community authentically share the mountains they've encoun…
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Homebound Season 2 continues by discussing ambition and survival through stories and moments shared by our host of intergenerational voices. Listen as they authentically share hopes, dreams, goals, and more, We hope their dialogue inspires you to consider your own relationship to ambition and survival. What gets you out of bed in the morning? What …
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The intergenerational podcast Homebound is back for season 2 and we are starting where we are - right in the thick of it with upheaval! This episode explores the concept of upheaval from intergenerational perspectives. How does a shared moment of upheaval impact generations so differently? What can moments of upheaval give rise to? In what ways doe…
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Have you missed HomeBound? We hope this bonus episode will tide you over until our Season 2 premiere coming this summer! This episode is an opportunity for the HomeBound team to respond to and reflect on the conversations from our first season. It features a series of short poems written in response to, or participation with, 2-3 lines of dialogue …
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In this episode of HomeBound, we artfully explore the concept of "Catch and Release." What do we keep? What do we let go of? How are we to navigate this concept when a global pandemic demands that choices be made? What situations give us the agency to practice the concept of catch and release? Topics: Fishing, Fresh Flowers, Movie Nights with Famil…
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In the second episode of HomeBound, we artfully explore "Time" from the intergenerational perspectives of our older and younger participants. What is this time about? What are we doing during this time? What is lost or gained with time? What changes does time bring about? What differences in perspective emerge when people from different times engag…
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In this episode of HomeBound, we artfully explore all things "The New Normal" from the intergenerational perspectives of our older and younger participants. What is different? What has stayed the same? What patterns rise to the surface and what norms are sink to the depths? And in the middle of so much change, what even is "normal" in 2020? Topics:…
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HomeBound is an original podcast featuring conversation and stories between one of our cultures most under-utilized natural resources...our elders, and our culture's juniors, those in search of their own chairs, young folks whose own stories are just beginning. Homebound Podcast is a project of Limelight, LLC. a little company focused on illuminati…
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